Bringing Forth the Next Generation... and the Next

Neurobiology of the Parental Brain

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 201-223

  Russell, John A ^a   Brunton, Paula J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374285-8.00013-5     Document Type: Chapter

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